The middleweight bout opened up the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 120 event at Ted Constant Convocation Center on the Old Dominion University campus in Norfolk, Va. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of the rest of the card on FS1.

At the start, it was Stewart who was quick to get creative with his attacks, missing on a few spinning techniques. Roberson simply kept his range to avoid those wild shots before looking to unleash his own powerful attacks. The two eventually moved into the clinch, and while Stewart looked for the takedown, it was Roberson who countered with a beautiful lateral drop and then transitioned quickly to his opponent’s back. Once there, the right arm quickly wrapped the neck, but Stewart defended well. However, Roberson adjusted his position, switched arms and put in a deep squeeze, eventually forcing the tap.

“I’m a kickboxer, but this is mixed martial arts,” Roberson said after the win. “You’ve got to be dangerous everywhere. Everybody’s so ready for my kickboxing that I have to come up with more stuff. If I just train kickboxing, I’m not going to know what to do when I get grabbed. I train it all.”

Roberson has now earned five consecutive first-round finishes in his career, including a 15-second win at this past July’s Dana White Contender Series 3 event to earn his way into the UFC.